08-31-2007, 04:30 AM
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Microsoft To Buy Blackberry Maker RIM?
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2177890,00.asp
"Research in Motion moved higher on Aug. 30 on renewed market speculation that Microsoft could be interested in buying the BlackBerry maker. "Microsoft has been mentioned as a possible buyer," said Frederic Ruffy, an analyst at options education firm Optionetics in California. "According to speculation, the software giant might be interested in RIM in response to Google's recent announcement that it is interested in making its own mobile phone operating system, which would compete with Windows Mobile," he added."
Well, that certainly would be interesting. I don't find it too likely though. What do you think?
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08-31-2007, 04:48 AM
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e-week, huh? Usually pretty respectable. It expect something like this in the Enquirer, right next to Alien has Elvises baby. Of course starnger things have happened, but I think this is about as likely as Google using WM on their phone.
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08-31-2007, 05:42 AM
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First this is old news, more then 24 hours.
Second, it is as much thrue as MSFT buying Yahoo/
Third someone really cashed in in a stock market today :wink: Someone who've started this "news" on investment blogs
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08-31-2007, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by virain
First this is old news, more then 24 hours.
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Thanks. I can't seem to find your email where you submitted this to us on the Submit News page.
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Second, it is as much thrue as MSFT buying Yahoo/
Third someone really cashed in in a stock market today :wink: Someone who've started this "news" on investment blogs
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I don't know. Stranger things have happened. 
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08-31-2007, 01:19 PM
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I find it hard to believe. RIM is more about the hardware than it is about the service, and Microsoft has done a good job of staying away from handheld hardware. And I think they've caught up to RIM on the wireless sync side with Exchange Activesync. I just can't see any reason why MS would want to buy them.
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08-31-2007, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by rlobrecht
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I agree. There are better ways to get Windows Mobile onto Blackberry devices, if that's what MS were after.
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08-31-2007, 02:59 PM
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I've never used a Blackberry, but comparing my friends' to my Blackjack with Exchange Activesync, I can't see a lot of advantage to BB. That being the case, why would M$oft want RIM? Just sounds too much like wishful thinking than possibility.
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08-31-2007, 03:05 PM
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I doubt there's much chance of it, but I don't find it a highly unlikely scenario. Buying up your biggest competitor and letting it fade away into oblivion might make good business sense.
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08-31-2007, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by dstrauss
I've never used a Blackberry, but comparing my friends' to my Blackjack with Exchange Activesync, I can't see a lot of advantage to BB.
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While to the end user, I think you are correct, I suspect that there is a lot going on at the back end that is vastly different between Exchange ActiveSync and Blackberry.
If this rumor were true, I would suspect that the interest MS has in RIM is in this back end technology.
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08-31-2007, 08:36 PM
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My opinion is that it would have to be to purchase market share, as opposed to technology- can you imagine MS owning the largest rollout of a java based mobile technology?! That's almost ironic after what happened with them and Java in IE!!
I think from a consumer standpoint, it would offer no advantages, just less options and innovation across the sector.
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